Gianluca Tramontana

In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day Gianluca pays tribute to First Nations musicians that formed the basis for rock and roll. Expect to be surprised who comes up. 

Gianluca replays an interview with Chris smither who plays a couple of songs, explains the art of songwriting and talks about the Cambridge Massachusetts folk scene of the sixties.

Sitting with Gianluca is top music photographer Guy Eppel who began his career shooting some of the best & brightest U.K bands of the early oughts for the illustrious New Musical Express. During his early days for the magazine, he made important connections with artists such as The Libertines, The Cribs, Franz Ferdinand and Bloc…

Sitting with me today on Sitting With Gianluca is Liz Thompson who is organizing The Village Trip – celebration go the Greenwich Village folks scene. That runs from September 26th – 29th and will be capped with a free concert by Steve Earle. Expect to hear songs from festival performers and some of the legendary…

Sitting With Gianluca today will be Demus Whisper is a veteran on the house music ad electronica scene. Digital Memory Music label boss Demus Whisper Started as a promoter in the early 90’s in NYC to such clubs as Palladium, USA, Tunnel, Limelight, Roxy… Got into Djing in 1995 playing Progressive House leading into Hard…

The fact that Art Neville was also known as “Poppa Funk” shows how he was a father figure to a whole generation of musicians. By 17 he had already had a hit with “Mardi Gras Mambo” with The Hawkettes. He also founded the Legendary Meters and later, the Neville  Brothers. I saw him play a…

Miami – New York based IFE has made a name for herself as  a DJ playing drum and bass, AfroBeat and deep house and has been on stages on international festivals. She sits with Gianluca to explain what she does and turn him on to the joys of electronica. 

Sitting with Gianluca is Jim Flynn musician and author who spent over a year with New Orleans street performers just after Katrina. Their stories are published in Sidewalk Saints. Jim & Gianluca discuss New Orleans and its incredible music and Jim plays a couple of songs on his harp. Yes, you heard that right, his harp.

Gianluca salutes the Crecent City and makes the case that of you follow all American black urban music back to its root, you will land somewhere in New Orleans.  

Sitting with Gianluca is Joff Wilson, musician, songwriter who leads his band Soul Cake. Joff will play a couple of songs and we salute 60s downtown musician David Peel.